Ep. 18: The Lost Power-Up Baseball with Brian Smolik

Published: Feb. 10, 2021, 8 a.m.

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We uncover lost stories of the never released Power-Up Baseball, sometimes referred to as \\u201cMLB Jam,\\u201d with then programmer, now arcade game developer, Brian Smolik. Back in those days, Smolik lived the life only a young 25 year old could: programming and testing until 6 a.m. while riding a sugar high brought on by giant Slurpees. This breakneck paced work cycle was mirrored in the sweat inducing, get a running start for you pitch, maybe even break your hand on the screen style of gameplay involved in Power-Up Baseball.

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See more from Brian Smolik:

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Profile: Collector\\u2019s Call

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Website: teamplayinc.com

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Website: bigsquidrc.com

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The Video Game History Hour music is Blippy Trance by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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